"Rape is rape, whether in a federal prison, a local lockup, or an immigration detention facility": "President Barack Obama should direct the Justice Department to apply Prison Rape Elimination Act standards to detainees in US immigration facilities, Human Rights Watch and 10 other organizations said today in a letter to the president." via Human Rights Watch.

More from Etsy: I'm not normally a jumper fan, but this one is awesome! Makes me even more excited for summer (and I'm already damn excited).

I thought I was continuing my reading of all the 2011 Edgar Award nominees, but it doesn't appear my current read - Necessary As Blood - is on the list. So I have no idea how I decided to read it. Ha! Nonetheless, it's a decent read so far.